Why does she run away from us? Roxie can be very affectionate. She loves to lounge on the couch with us, play fetch with us, and give doggy kisses. She does not, however, let us pick her up willingly. If we try to pick her up, she runs away. If we try to pet her and she *thinks* we are trying to pick her up, she runs away. If by some chance we do corner her and pick her up, she doesn't struggle to get down. She puts her head on my shoulder like a little baby. What could be the deal here? Even our trainer said he thought it was odd that she seemed so afraid to be picked up. |
I have owned two yorkies and both of them do this and when you do get to pick them up they cower down like they are going to be beaten. It really upset me with my first yorkie, but after my second one started doing the same thing I came to the conclusion that it is a yorkie thing. Because neither one of them have every been abused in any shape form or fashion!! They were and are spoiled rotten!! My first yorkie got out and has been lost for 13 months and I still grieve for her everyday. I always said, 'that if she ever got lost and someone found her, they would never given her back because the way she cowered down, they would think her owners abused her'. |
One of mine cowers when I go to pick him up too.... it is heartbreaking because he does look like a beaten dog... and he is SOOOOO not! My friends tell me that they want to come back in a second life as my yorkies! LOL So I don't know the deal with that. Both of them though, when they want to be picked up they will turn their back to you and give you their butt so that you can pick them up so they are looking out. haha Ive had to tell everyone who picks them up that that means to pick them up, they give their butt to you! LOL |
Mine too We absolutely adore our gal, but she merely tolerates us. :(:( She is a very independent dog. Never have seen one like her and have had dogs most of my life. When she decides it's time to go to bed, she just goes. Doesn't care if we do or not. Anyplace you put her down, she has to move to some other location. She will be glad to see us if we go out and leave her home, but other then that she is ok for us not to bother her. All other dogs I have owned would gladly come for a pet or snuggle, she doesn't seem to care one way or the other. What's with that?:confused::confused: I could have my feelings hurt if I took this personally.;) |
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im sooo glad other peoples yorkies do this because i was taking it personal Penny will come to me to be picked up but if i go to her to pick her up she cowers and shakes like a leaf im always very upset by this she dosent come when called either she acts scared and cowers and drags her belly to me if i insist she comes ..very distressing |
All four of mine are different. Adie loves to be picked up and will turn around to make it easier. Cassie (the shih tzu) will go up on her hind legs facing you and ask to be picked up like you would pick up a child. Then she throws herself backward so you hold her like a baby. (I don't let anyone pick her up because if this.) Gracie (our rescue) cowers. Skeeter usually hates being picked up and heads the other way if he thinks you are going to try. I always thought it was because he is so (ahem) husky that he doesn't like the pressure it puts on his belly. He even anticipates it and starts grunting before you actually touch him. LOL Now I have to rethink this. Could it really be yorkie thing - are they afraid of heights because they are so far away from the ground? |
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Both my yorkie and maltese look pitiful when I'm ready to pick them up. They go in a sitting position, hunch shoulder and lower there head down. Looks are deceiving because I know there in position for the picker upper mode. My opinion, there playing hard to get :D |
Betty Boop use to back away from us. Never could figure it out. I started getting down on her level, on my hands and knees, and extending my hand out to her, but LOWER than her chin level, with my palm facing upwards. She always came to me. It must not feel as threatening to her this way. Now, months later, she has gotten so much better that I can stand and go to pick her up and she doesn't back off or run away. I would say she lets me pick her up 90% of the time now without bending down on her level. I think it built up a trust thing in her mind. |
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Bailey does this to when he wants up, he'll turn back on to me and he'll even try to make a little jump into my hands, it is so cute:D Then there are other times he'll take off when I want to pick him up:rolleyes: |
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When I called her or told her to come, and I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt she knows what that means, she would come, but then when I bent to pick her up, the back up thing again. I'd go to get her, and she would cower. So, I quit picking her up. Or as much as possible. When I went to get her, I would leave her on the floor, scratch her back, just run my nails up and down her back, something she loves, while telling her what a babydoll she is and how much I love her, mushy stuff like that, but not pick her up. If I told her to come, I'd try to get a scratch in, or I'd go after her and tell her how silly she was and scratch her back, but not pick her up. It didn't take that long, but she quit cowering and backing up. Actually, I don't really have to go after her anymore, as she is very good about coming to me. BUT, if I say come, she also knows that if she doesn't, I will go after her. All my dogs do. I really love it when they come to me happily. Never, ever punish a dog when you call them. The dog would have to be incredibly stupid to ever come to you again after that if you do. Even when I want to pinch the head off one of my dogs, I always call them in a happy voice and if I need to get one of them for anything unpleasant, like grinding their nails or a bath, I just get them, without saying a thing. I do give them kisses and tell them mushy stuff once I have them. You know, soften the blow. :) |
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